Activate Netflix for the first time ever - 100 Microsoft Points - MUST BE LIVE GOLD MEMBER

Refer-a-Friend and get 100 points for every friend who upgrades to Gold - 400 points for the referred, 100 for the referrer (referral link)

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Punchcards:________________________________________

Q. What is MyPunchcard?A. MyPunchcard is a part of the Xbox LIVE Rewards program open to all members. Through MyPunchcard, Xbox LIVE Rewards members can get rewarded for performing a specific set of actions outlined in the Punchcard for each offer. Once all punches are earned on a specific Punchcard, get rewarded!

Q. Who is eligible for MyPunchcard?A. All Xbox LIVE Rewards members are eligible to participate in MyPunchcard. To start earning punches for completing specific actions, join Xbox LIVE Rewards now for free if you haven’t already: http://rewards.xbox.com.

Q. How does MyPunchcard work?A. Each Punchcard has a set amount of punches required in order to complete it. Once a specific action is completed and a punch is earned, it can take up to 96 hours for it to appear on the MyPunchcard page. Xbox LIVE Rewards members are only eligible to receive a Reward once all punches have been earned and the entire Punchcard is complete. There is a limit of one Reward per one completed Punchcard, unless otherwise noted.

Q. Where can I find the available Punchcards?A. To check out the available Punchcards, log into the Xbox LIVE Rewards site and visit the MyPunchcard page. The amount of available Punchcards each month will vary.

Q. Do Punchcards expire?A. Yes. Once a Punchcard expires, no further punches will be provided for actions completed after that date. Expiration dates for each Punchcard vary and are listed on the MyPunchcard page found here.

Q. I completed a Punchcard! How do I claim my Reward?A. If the Reward is Microsoft Points, they will appear under Pending on your MyRewards page by the 15th of the following month. If the Reward is anything other than Microsoft Points, an email will be sent to your contact email listed here with instructions to redeem your Reward. The Rewards for completion of a Punchcard will vary with each Punchcard offer. Rewards will not be provided during the Punchcard offer period.

April's PlaytoEarn PunchcardCheck your status - May take 3-5 days to updateXBLA DLC purchases do not count toward the April Punchcard - source

The DOTW for April 30th, listed on our OP, as well as Major Nelson's blog, which will go live around 4/30 @ 2am PDT, and be valid for 14-15 hours up through the promo's deadline between 4pm-5pm'ish PDT (depending how they've configured the reporting servers to account for GMT).Note I was going to also suggest the "Angry Birds Trilogy" sale starting 4/30, but since it's a GoD title, it doesn't count.

Games your friends have picked up. Use the "Compare Games" feature on their profile, which will list their games in order of most-recently played by default.

Atari-published games, which you should assume will get de-published as soon as its game licenses/IP are sold off in bankruptcy court.

Games NOT found on compilation discs, because you can often find them "cheap" on eBay or used-game retailers. See this XBLA thread post (under "XBLA Discs") for more info & lists.

Q. What are the April Punchcards?A. During the month of April, we are offering three Arcade Punchcards. That’s three different Rewards you can earn!

Eat. Sleep. Game.: Earn a punch per 5 HOURS of playing Arcade games.

Collect Games, Get Gold: Earn a punch for purchasing any Arcade game from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Spend More, Get More: Earn a punch for spending 800 Microsoft Points on any Arcade game from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Q. How can I earn a Reward for PLAYING Arcade Games?A. During the month of April, earn a punch per 5 hours of playing arcade games. Play a total of 20 hours of Arcade games under the Xbox LIVE account tied to your Rewards account and earn an exclusive Arcade Avatar item. The Avatar item will be fulfilled via email to all eligible members on or before May 30, 2013.

Q. How can I earn a Reward for PURCHASING Arcade Games?A. During the month of April, earn a punch for purchasing an Arcade game from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The Arcade game must be equal to or greater than 400 Microsoft Points to qualify for a punch. Purchase a total of four Arcade games under the Xbox LIVE account tied to your Rewards account and earn a token for a 1-month Xbox LIVE Gold membership. The Xbox LIVE Gold memberships will be fulfilled via email to all eligible members on or before May 30, 2013.

Q. How can I earn a Reward for SPENDING 800 Microsoft Points on Arcade Games?A. During the month of April, earn a punch for spending 800 Microsoft Points on Arcade game(s) from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Spend a total of 3,200 Microsoft Points on Arcade games under the Xbox LIVE account tied to your Rewards account and earn 800 Microsoft Points back. If you qualify for this Punchcard, the Microsoft Points will be added directly to your Xbox LIVE account on or before May 30, 2013.

Q. What happens if I complete all three Punchcards?A. As a special bonus, all Xbox LIVE Rewards members who complete all three April Punchcards will be included in an upcoming VIP Exclusive!

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Tomb Raider Offers

Uncover Zac Levi Offer

Q. What is the Tomb Raider - Uncover Zac Levi Offer?A. Between March 19 and April 20, 2013, be one of the first 4,500 Xbox LIVE Rewards member to purchase the Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace to receive a token for Zac Levi, an exclusive multiplayer Tomb Raider character (ARV: 160 Microsoft Points). Purchase(s) must take place between March 19, 2013 00:01 UTC and ending April 20, 2013 23:59 UTC.

Q. Who is eligible for the offer?A. All Xbox LIVE Rewards members who are 13 years or older and are in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Singapore are eligible for the offer. Xbox LIVE Rewards members are only eligible to receive this Reward once during the offer period. Join now for free if you haven’t already: http://rewards.xbox.com. Registration must take place during the offer period to participate in the offer. The first 4,500 Xbox LIVE Rewards members to purchase the eligible content for the offer will qualify for the reward.

Q. When will I receive my Reward token?A. If you are one of the first 4,500 Xbox LIVE Rewards members to purchase the Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack, you will be sent an email with instructions on how to download the exclusive Zac Levi character by April 30, 2013. The email will be sent to the contact email you have listed on the Microsoft Billing site.

Q. What is the Tomb Raider - Scavenger Hunt Sweepstakes?A. Between March 28 and April 20, 2013, register for the Tomb Raider Scavenger Hunt, play Tomb Raider, purchase the Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack and find secret codes for a chance to win amazing Tomb Raider prizes!

Q. Who is eligible to participate in the sweepstakes?A. All Xbox LIVE Rewards members who are 18 years or older and are in the United States are eligible for the sweepstakes. Join now for free if you haven’t already: http://rewards.xbox.com. Enrollment in Xbox LIVE Rewards, registration into the sweepstakes, purchase, play, and submission of secret code(s) must take place during the sweepstakes period.

Q. How do I enter the sweepstakes?A. First, register by visiting the sweepstakes landing page here: http://rewards.xbox.com/tomb-raider. If you are not already an Xbox LIVE Rewards member, you will be prompted to sign up. Once you are signed up, you will then be redirected to the Tomb Raider Scavenger Hunt registration page. Complete the registration form to register for the sweepstakes and earn one sweepstakes entry.

Q. How can I earn sweepstakes entries for playing Tomb Raider?A. If you have never played Tomb Raider prior to the sweepstakes period, you can play it for the first time to earn five sweepstakes entries. You can earn additional entries for playing five hours (2 entries), ten hours (3 entries), and twenty hours (5 entries) of Tomb Raider. Play hours must occur during the sweepstakes period. Please make sure that you are signed into the Xbox LIVE account tied to Xbox LIVE Rewards for your play hours to count.

Registration into the sweepstakes, purchase of Caves and Caverns Map Pack, Tomb Raider game play, and submission of secret code(s) must take place between March 28, 2013 00:01 UTC and ending April 20, 2013 23:59 UTC. Purchase of Caves and Caverns Map Pack must be from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Please reference the Sweepstakes Official Rules for more details.

Q. In order to earn an entry for playing Tomb Raider for the first time, does this have to be my first time ever?A. Yes, in order to earn the 5 sweepstakes entries for the first time play, it needs to be your first time playing Tomb Raider ever. If you've played Tomb Raider prior to the sweepstakes, you will not be able to qualify for that action. However, you can still earn entries for playing for 5, 10 or 20 hours. Please reference the Sweepstakes Official Rules for more details.

Q. What are the secret codes, and where can I find them?A. A secret code will be released once per week during the sweepstakes period across various Xbox channels. Once you find a secret code, head over to the Code Entry page to submit it for a sweepstakes entry. One (1) sweepstakes entry is earned per correct code submitted. There will be a total of four (4) secret codes.

Q. How many sweepstakes entries can I get?A. Xbox LIVE Rewards members who register for the sweepstakes can earn a maximum amount of twenty-five (25) sweepstakes entries via any method.

Q. What are the sweepstakes prizes?A. The following awesome Tomb Raider prizes are being given away:

Number of Winner(s) & Prizes:

(1) Life-sized Lara Croft statue (ARV: $7250)

(2) Limited Edition Tomb Raider Xbox 360 consoles signed by members of the Tomb Raider development team (ARV: $1500)

(50) Limited Edition Tomb Raider Xbox 360 controllers (ARV $60)

(10) Tomb Raider Sweatshirts (ARV $60)

(200) Tomb Raider T-shirts (ARV $20)

(200) Tomb Raider Lithographs (ARV $20)

Q. When will the winners of the sweepstakes be selected?A. The sweepstakes drawing will take place after the sweepstakes period on or around April 20, 2013. The Sweepstakes winners will be contacted by May 7, 2013 via email. The email address we have on record for you is the contact email you have listed on the Microsoft Billing site.

March 2013

Black Ops II Revolution Rewards Offer

Q. What is the Black Ops II Revolution Rewards Offer?A. Between February 26, 2013 and March 31, 2013, purchase the Revolution Map Pack and receive 100 Points back OR purchase the Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Season Pass and receive 400 Points back. The offer is capped at 10,000,000 Microsoft Points and awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Q. Who is eligible for the offer?A. All Xbox LIVE Rewards members who are 13 years or older are eligible for the offer. Xbox LIVE Rewards members are only eligible to receive this Reward once during the offer period. Join now for free if you haven’t already: http://rewards.xbox.com.

Q. What Xbox LIVE Marketplace content is eligible for the offer?A. The Revolution Map Pack and Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Season Pass are eligible for the offer. You must be connected to Xbox LIVE with the Gamertag associated with your Xbox LIVE Rewards account when you purchase the content in order for your purchase to be eligible. Purchase must take place between February 26, 2013 00:01 UTC and March 31, 2013 23:59 UTC.

Q. How many Points am I eligible to earn for this offer?A. There are 10,000,000 Microsoft Points to give away for this offer. The Points will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. Xbox LIVE Rewards members are eligible to earn a maximum of 400 Microsoft Points for the offer.

Q. When will I receive my Microsoft Points for this offer?A. Your eligible purchases will be calculated in the beginning of April. If you qualify, your Rewards Points will then be deposited into your Xbox LIVE account by April 30, 2013. During the Offer Period, your Points will not show up under Pending.

Hitman Absolution Rewards Offer

Q. What is the Hitman: Absolution Offer?A. Between March 8, 2013 and March 31, 2013, purchase HitmanTM: Absolution from Games on Demand and receive a code redeemable for HitmanTM: Sniper Challenge (ARV: $19.99). Purchase must take place between March 8, 2013 00:01 UTC and ending March 31, 2013 23:59 UTC.

Q. Who is eligible for the offer?A. All Xbox LIVE Rewards members who are 13 years or older are eligible for the offer. Xbox LIVE Rewards members are only eligible to receive this Reward once during the offer period. Join now for free if you haven’t already: http://rewards.xbox.com. Purchase must take place during the offer period under the Gamertag tied to the Xbox LIVE Rewards program.

Q. When will I receive my exclusive Hitman Reward code?A. If you are eligible for the Hitman: Absolution Offer, an email containing your Reward code will arrive by April 20, 2013. The email will be sent to your contact email listed on the Microsoft Billing site.

February 2013 - Fun Flicks, Family Kicks Offer

* see note below the official rules

Q. What is the Fun Flicks, Family Kicks Offer?A. During the month of February, get 200 Microsoft Points when you complete one of the following three actions on Xbox Video:

Buy 1 SD or HD TV Season Pass

Buy or rent 5 HD Movies

Buy or rent 7 HD TV Shows

Q. Who is eligible for the offer?A. All Xbox LIVE Rewards members in the 50 United States (and the District of Columbia), the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Japan, Italy, and Spain who are 13 years or older are eligible for the offer. Xbox LIVE Rewards members are only eligible to receive this Reward once during the offer period. Join now for free if you haven’t already: http://rewards.xbox.com. Registration and purchase must take place during the offer period in order to qualify.

Q. What movies or TV Shows qualify for the offer?A. All movies and TV Shows featured on Xbox Video qualify for the offer. Rental and/or purchases must take place between February 1, 2013 00:01 UTC and ending February 28, 23:59 UTC.

Q. When will I receive my Microsoft Points for this offer?A. Your eligible Xbox Video purchases and/or rentals will be calculated at the end of February. The 200 Microsoft Points for this offer will then be deposited by March 30, 2013. During the Offer Period, your Points will not show up under Pending.

* Note - It is unknown at this time whether free shows on the marketplace will qualify for this month's offer. CodeTrader has a thread tracking free shows just in case they do count, pasted below for simplicity.

Earn up to 200 Microsoft Points this January! Get 100 Points when you play featured Kinect fitness games, like Nike+ Kinect Training, for 20 hours or more. Plus, we'll give you another 100 Points if you spend 800 Points or more on eligible Fitness Game Add-ons. That makes 200 Points total – and a fitter, stronger you!

Eligible Game Titles:

Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012

Zumba Fitness

Your Shape Fitness Evolved

Zumba Fitness: Rush

Zumba Fitness: Core

Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure

UFC Personal Trainer

EA Sports Active 2

My Self Defense Coach

Harley Pasternak's Hollywood Workout

Nickelodeon Dance

Michael Phelps: Push the Limit

miCoach

Kinect Sports

Kinect Sports: Season Two

Nike+Kinect Training

Rapala for Kinect

Dance Central 1

Dance Central 2

Dance Central 3

The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout

Have questions? Visit our FAQs for more information about this month's featured offer.

-New Year, New You Offer

Q. What is the New Year, New You offer?A. Get active and earn up to 200 Microsoft Points during the month of January! From January 1 through January 31, 2013:

Get 100 Microsoft Points when you spend 800 Microsoft Points or more on Fitness Game Add-Ons!
AND/OR

Play 20 hours or more of featured Kinect Fitness titles and get 100 Microsoft Points!

Q. Who is eligible for the offer?A. All Xbox LIVE Rewards members who are 13 years or older are eligible for the offer. Xbox LIVE Rewards members are only eligible to receive this Reward once during the offer period. Join now for free if you haven’t already: http://rewards.xbox.com. Registration, purchase and play must take place during the offer period in order to qualify.

Q. What Fitness Game Add-Ons qualify for the offer?A. All Game Add-ons for the titles found here qualify for this offer. Purchases must take place between January 1, 2012 00:01 UTC and ending January 31, 2012 23:59 UTC.

Q. What Kinect Fitness titles qualify for the offer?A. Eligible Kinect Fitness titles that qualify for this offer can be found here. You must be connected to Xbox LIVE with the Gamertag associated with your Xbox LIVE Rewards account in order for your gameplay hours to be eligible. Gameplay must take place between January 1, 2012 00:01 UTC and January 31, 2012 23:59 UTC.

Q. When will I receive my Microsoft Points for this offer?A. Your eligible Xbox LIVE Marketplace purchases and eligible Kinect usage will be calculated at the end of January. The Microsoft Points will then be deposited before February 27, 2013. During the Offer Period, your Points will not show up under Pending.

-Have questions? Visit our FAQs for more information about this month's featured offer:http://rewards.xbox.com/faq/#fmi(duplicated above in the "Xbox Rewards FAQ" quote)

For general Xbox LIVE Rewards questions or feedback, and to stay in the know about all the latest Xbox LIVE Rewards happenings, follow the Xbox LIVE Rewards Squad on Twitter @XboxLIVErewards:https://twitter.com/#!/XboxLIVErewards

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FAQ:_________________________________________________

Q: So what is this and how much does it cost?A: Xbox Rewards is a free loyalty program run by ePrize for the Microsoft Corporation. They offer free and Gold Xbox Live members "rewards" for completing survey, making qualified purchases, or other actions during a specified period.

Q: Where do I start?A: You should start by reviewing the official FAQ. Once you are done there, and you have decided to join, you are ready to start earning rewards.

Q: I never got my reward for my first purchase after joining the rewards program?A: According to the official FAQ. You will only earn that reward for your first purchase from the marketplace ever. If you made a purchase before joining the program, you are out of luck.

Q: I never got my reward for activating Netflix after joining the rewards program?A: According to the official FAQ and some discussion with @XboxSupport You will only earn that reward for the first time you ever activate Netflix on your specific gamertag. If you did that before joining the program, you are out of luck. If you are still good, you have to have had Netflix activated for 1 month and have watched 2+ hours of streaming content during that time period.

Q: When will this end?A: According to the official T&C, the program is scheduled to end at 3:59 p.m. GMT on June 30, 2012. It is possible that the program will be renewed or go after that, but there hasn't been more info on that yet.

[B]Q: Will my Xbox LIVE Rewards Points expire? A: Rewards Points do expire, so be sure to use them by June 30, 2012.

[B]Q: How do I use my expiring Microsoft Points first?A: Promotional points with expiration dates are automatically redeemed first before purchased points. [source]

Great idea reddjoey! Also, I would like to let everyone know: there have been problems with the March 5% rebate promotion - Microsoft knows about the situation and says everything should be resolved by April 20th. If you do not receive your points by the 20th, you should email Rewards @ [email protected]in order to receive your points.

I didn't know about this. This is great! I've been a member for a while and never really got anything from it, but now today I'm spending 1600 points and will easily stay gold for the whole month, so I'll get the rebate and the Halo avatar item.

Q: Will my Xbox LIVE Rewards Points expire? A: Rewards Points do expire, so be sure to use them by June 30, 2012.

I wonder how they differentiate between Rewards points and purchased points. I may have missed it, but I didn't see anything in the Rewards FAQ or Terms and Conditions that state which points are used first.

For example, say I have 1,000 MS points and I receive 200 Rewards points. Between now and 6/30/12, I only spend 1,000 points. Were the 1,000 spent points all purchased points, and the 200 points expire? What if I buy X points after receiving Rewards points, and spend X + 1,000 points, still leaving 200 on 6/30/12? Will those be considered purchased or Rewards points?

I don't expect anyone here to know the answer, I'll e-mail their support for clarification. Just putting it out there that there appears to be a loophole in the rules that may allow them to expire points unless you can show your points balance got zeroed out at some point after receiving Rewards points.

Thee smaller increment rewards will be nice, I've had 130 points for a really long time and I usually don't buy themes or avatar items. I was thinking about selling them to someone in my fam plan, but now I don't have too!

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I still haven't received these points. I signed up for rewards in December. I've been getting 10 pts for the 1 months I used a while back every month. Also received my points from the surveys I remembered to do.

and yes I have made purchases since I signed up. I bought a several things in April and already had things from Feb/March

Thanks to reddjoey for this awesome idea! One question, though: Can someone clarify where to find these surveys I can answer for 20 pts?

-B

The surveys are in a window to the right when you log-in to the rewards site. You have to click-through to start them.

Make your first marketplace purchase ever - 100 Microsoft Points

I still haven't received these points. I signed up for rewards in December. I've been getting 10 pts for the 1 months I used a while back every month. Also received my points from the surveys I remembered to do.

and yes I have made purchases since I signed up. I bought a several things in April and already had things from Feb/March

Ever means "EVAR! on that gamertag", as in you never made a purchase before joining the rewards program. If that is true, then you need to send an email to the CS team.

Great thread, reddjoey! We needed a designated place to discuss Xbox Rewards.

On a related note, I finally got my 5% March rebate credited to my Rewards account.
BONUS - 5% of my total spending in March should have been 192 points, but they rounded up and deposited 200. I know it wouldn't have made sense to deposit an uneven number, but it's still nice to know they round UP instead of DOWN.

When I purchase Microsoft Points, do they expire?If not, how is it again that there is no difference between Xbox LIVE Reward Points and Microsoft Points?

The difference is that rewards points (and other "promotional" points like one you win in various Xbox Sweepstakes) can expire. That is it. So if you win points or earn rewards points, be sure to spend them before they expire.

The difference is that rewards points (and other "promotional" points like one you win in various Xbox Sweepstakes) can expire. That is it. So if you win points or earn rewards points, be sure to spend them before they expire.

Exactly. The point is (no pun intended) that the initial XBLR FAQ statement "there is no difference between Rewards Points and Microsoft Points" is false and potentially misleading. Thanks to this thread, in part, we know what we're getting.

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